Morning journal and courier., 1887-05-07
FROM ALL QUARTERS. WHITEW ASHING A LOBBY. The Beverly Farms Explain
 CTS Innocent. DEAD BODIES ON ALL SIDES. Horrible Scene In A Burn
 ing Mine. A BRIGHT TRADE PROSPECT. Queen KapiOlani At Mt.
 Vernon.
X BRIGHT TRADE PROSPECT.
REPORT WITHOUT COLOR.

The Lobby whttewashed I'm The Rev. erIy Farms Matter.
 BosroN. May 6.-The Senate committee in the Beverly bribery case submitted majori- ty and minority report this afternoon. The majority report on summarizing the evidence declars that no specific attempt to influence corruptly the vote or action of any senator has been proved. The report finds, howev- er that the methods which have been pur- sued by the parties for and against the bill are open to severe criticism and justify strong animadyersisn. It recommends that the distinction between public bills and pri- vate bills be more clearly defined and that the rules of the general court be revised so as ts carry out this distinction in legislative proceedings and that practice before the gen. eral court and all committees thereof be re- quested SO that the services of authorized responsible parliamentary agents be made distinct from all other agencies which have been the subject of condemnation in the re- port. The committee presents bill embody ing these features and recommends it's pass age. The minority report is as follows "After a careful consideration of all the evil dence in the case, including the testimony of Senator OSullivan and Representative Lal- ly and the admissions of Jesse Pierce, we are of opinion that attempts were made to cor ruptly influence the vote of Senator Slattery. In all other respects we are in full accord with the majority of the committed" The majority report is signed by Senators Hartwell, Alger and Reed. The sir hy-C Fo rbo and Wilbur.
 The House special committee also sub bmit ted it's report upon the same matter to-day. The committee find no evidence that any member of the House has received or been promised any money or anything of value to influence his vote on the division of Beverly. The report considers in detail the way in which money had been raised and expended and also Mr. Williams refusal to submit all the books required by the committee and continues: "A large sum of money was used for purpose which the committee believe to be most pernicious if not fatal to good and wholesome government. This money was distributed among men who from various causes were supposed to be able to control or to be influential in controlling the minds and votes of individual members of the legisla- ture by personal solicitation. It was said these advocates were not asked to use any thing but legitimate arguments to enlighten the minds of the legislators to arouse them to examine the subject. This is more plausi- ble than sound. It might be true if the agents selected were always of high charac- ter, but an examination of some of the witnesses who acted as agents showed that they were acting on a low if not on the lowest plane Of influence, that they appealed to personal friendship and used in- fiuence remote from the subject matter. They were loft to disclose their agency or not as they saw fit, and it appeared by the evidence of some that they Intentionally avoided disclosing it." The report after de- nouncing such methods of procedure closes as follows: "The legislative department is at least equally with the judiciary department bound to preserve the purity of it's own legislation, and legislation cannot be pure unless free and untrammelled by in sidious influences. These influences, how ever, wherever or by Nhomsoever exerted, should be and must be emphatically and strongly condemned" The report is signed by Messrs. Kent, Milliken, Post, Wardwell, Kearn, McDonough and Quincy. Considera- ble dissatisfaction was expressed in the House with the colorless character of the report.